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North America, East Coast, State of Maine : Portland Harbour

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North America, East Coast, State of Maine : Portland Harbour

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Great Britain. Hydrographic Office, issuing body

Publication date
Topics
Maine -- Navigation -- Maps., Portland (Me.) -- Navigation -- Maps., Nautical charts -- Maine., Nautical charts -- Maine -- Portland., McGill University Library Digitized Title, Bayfield Project, Nautical charts -- Maine, Nautical charts -- Maine -- Portland, Nautical charts, Maine -- Navigation -- Maps, Portland (Me.) -- Navigation -- Maps, Maine, Maine -- Portland
Publisher
London : Published at the Admiralty
Collection
mcgilluniversity; mcgilluniversityrarebooks; toronto
Contributor
McGill University Library
Language
English
Item Size
25.5M
1 map ; 62 x 48 cm

"Published at the Admiralty 13th Jany. 1857 under the Superintendence of Captn. Washington R.N. F.R.S. Hydrographer."

Relief shown by hachures; depths shown by soundings in fathoms

Includes one coastal profile of Portland Harbour

Legend for material under soundings

Lighthouses shown in red

Mounted on linen

"Engraved by J & C Walker."

"Sold by J. D. Potter, Agent for the Admiralty Charts, 31 Poultry & 11 King St. Tower Hill."

Early Canadian nautical maps were referred to as "Bayfield charts" in honour of Henry Wolsey Bayfield who began in the early 1800s charting the waterways of Canada
Addeddate
2019-04-05 15:08:52
Associated-names
Washington, John, 1800-1863, cartographer; Bayfield, Henry Wolsey, 1795-1885; Potter, J. D. (John Dennett), active 1830-1892, bookseller; J. & C. Walker (Firm), engraver; Great Britain. Admiralty; United States Coast Survey
Identifier
McGillLibrary-rbsc_map_bayfield-134-19312
Identifier-ark
ark:/13960/t8rc4mt67
Note
"Published at the Admiralty 13th Jany. 1857 under the Superintendence of Captn. Washington R.N. F.R.S. Hydrographer."
Relief shown by hachures; depths shown by soundings in fathoms.
Includes one coastal profile of Portland Harbour.
Legend for material under soundings.
Lighthouses shown in red.
Mounted on linen.
"Engraved by J & C Walker."
"Sold by J. D. Potter, Agent for the Admiralty Charts, 31 Poultry & 11 King St. Tower Hill."
Early Canadian nautical maps were referred to as "Bayfield charts" in honour of Henry Wolsey Bayfield who began in the early 1800s charting the waterways of Canada.
Copy in McGill Library’s Rare Books and Special Collections, Map Collection: Numbered 134 on verso of map.
Ocr
ABBYY FineReader 11.0 (Extended OCR)
Ppi
400
Url
http://www.library.mcgill.ca/hostedjournals/bayfield.html
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